The rattlesnakes
Die Ratterschlangen is a series of children's books by Angie Westhoff published by Erika Klopp Verlag . The first volume came out in August 2008. Six sequels have now appeared.
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The theme of the books is the fight of the "rattlesnakes", a group of girls, against the boys' gang "Red Seven". The main female characters are Jacky, Kalliope, Pauline, Nixe and Sarah. The characters of the five girls are very different, from the spontaneous Jacky to the clever Calliope to the scientifically interested mermaid. Pauline likes crime stories and Sarah is passionate about astrology . The group experiences adventures and fights with the boys. They investigate crime stories and listen to music while lying in the sun.
The rattlesnakes
Jacky is originally from Mexico, where she was born. In the first volume, she moved to Germany, where she made friends with Kalliope and founded the rattlesnakes with Sarah, Nixe and Pauline . Jacky is funny, sporty and knows the ancient Aztecs well . Jacky has brown hair, brown eyes and a slightly dark skin tone, which indicates her Mexican origins. She has a little brother named Siergo.
Kalliope is Jacky's best friend and is considered top of the class and is very ambitious. Kalliope has long blonde hair and likes to wear dungarees and glasses. Since her mother moved out, she has lived alone with her father. Kalliope's sandpit friend Lutz is a member of the Rote Sieben, and Kalliope also works for the school newspaper from volume four.
Sarah has red curly hair, is often groomed, and sometimes tries to succeed with guys. Sarah is interested in astrology and loves to play theater in her school's musical group.
Mermaid , whose real name is Nicole, has short, black, messy hair, which she often tames with headscarves, and likes to experiment with chemicals. From volume three, she is the first of the rattlesnakes that already has a boyfriend - Tosse, one of the red ones.
Pauline has short brown hair and is a bit chubby. Since her parents successfully travel through the countries as actors, Pauline lives on a farm with her grandfather and great aunt Henriette. Pauline is very curious and likes to get to the bottom of things, which is why she is also the female Sherlock Holmes of the rattlesnakes .
The Red Seven
Sven is the head of the Red Seven. He has red hair and green eyes and is very athletic. He hates the rattlesnakes and especially Jacky from the bottom of his heart, until Sven realizes that he is developing feelings for Jacky ...
Lutz is Kalliope's sandpit friend and, with his long, blonde hair, is a real crush. In the last volume he works with Kalliope on the school newspaper.
Tosse is with Nixe from volume three, which is met with incomprehension at Rote Sieben, and reconciles with her in the last volume after they split up. He has dark hair and brown eyes and is a good footballer. His real name is never mentioned.
Chicago is so called because he often says goodbye with the slogan "See you in Chicago!" He also wants to go to the USA later as a boxer. He is very beefy and seems a little slow mentally. His real name is also unknown
Rahul and Ranjit are two brothers from India. They're both athletic, Rahul sprays graffiti in factories at night, and Ranjit is a computer ace. In the last volume, the two brothers are in Sarah's musical group.
Nils is the smallest of the gang and also the smartest. His parents are well known actors.
Minor characters
Henriette is Pauline's criminologically crazy great-aunt. She is very attentive for her age and has eagle eyes. Sometimes the rattlesnakes rely on their intuition.
Old Gorell is an older gentleman who becomes a friend of the rattlesnakes from volume 2 onwards .
Mr. Sea Buckthorn is Kalliope's single father. He works as a professor in the university's archaeological department and is therefore rarely at home. He is a loving father and takes care of Calliope as best he can.
Sally Finchwater appears from volume four and comes from the USA. Pauline meets her for the first time in a bakery and reminds her of a nagging cobra . Sally works part-time as a secretary at the university, through which she also meets Kalliope's father, and is a fortune teller. At the end of the fourth volume, Sally Finchwater leaves Germany and returns to the United States.
Anton is an older architect who falls in love with great-aunt Henriette.
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The following volumes have been published so far (as of December 2012):
- Volume 1: Revenge red like strawberry jam , 8/2008, ISBN 978-3-7817-2324-5
- Volume 2: Boys Are Like Toadstools , 2/2009, ISBN 978-3-7817-2325-2
- Volume 3: School trips and pink catastrophes , 8/2009, ISBN 978-3-7817-2334-4
- Volume 4: A gang leader sees green , 2/2010, ISBN 978-3-7817-2337-5
- Volume 5: No summer without Bandenzoff , 8/2010, ISBN 978-3-7817-2338-2
- Volume 6: Dreams are like soap bubbles , 8/2011, ISBN 978-3-7817-2339-9
- Volume 7: "Zoff on cloud nine
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